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Show I .tl'icr the t:titor!s. j' ; New.- York. 21. Tho Brojklvu 1 gi-ariil jury have had several editors of -New York and Prevklyn journals be-: be-: tore them in regard to articles pub-i pub-i lislii! couc'ruiug city odiccrs. Tuis iiiorniug Di-t'rict Attorney Brit ton brought Mr. Shanks, city editor of the Trilnuo from the grand jury room before Judge Gill-ert. of the Supreme -Court, and said Shanks had refused to answer certain questions. Shanks said it was a rule of the otfice not ! to disclose the names of those who ' wrwte articles. Judge Gilbert said ' he knew no rule in law which ex-empl.fl ex-empl.fl joiirnali.-ts from answerint; questions put to them by the grand jury; he uaist, therefore," answer all questions put to him. The District Attorney tnen returned with Shanks to the grand jury room. Dana, of the has also becu before the grand jury in regard to certain articles arti-cles published in lus journal. |